8. Scholarship

o Scholarship Period : same as the period of invitation.

o Payment:

-Airfare : Round-trip economy class ticket.

* Airfare for entry will not be provided to scholars who already presently live in Korea for academic study or employment.

* The fees for domestic travel within a scholar’s home country and for travel insurance to and from Korea will not be provided.

* Scholars from China and the Czech Republic will not be provided airfare by NIIED, but by their country of origin according to the mutual agreements.

-Monthly Allowance : 900,000 won (KRW) per month.

-Research Allowance : 210,000 won for scholars in the humanities and social sciences; 240,000 won for scholars in natural and mechanic sciences, per semester.

-Relocation (Settlement) Allowance : 200,000 won upon arrival

-Language Training Fee : Full coverage

-Tuitions : All admission fees are waived by the host institution (university). The tuition is paid by

NIIED.

-Dissertation Printing Costs : 500,000 ~ 800,000 won, depending on the actual costs.

-Medical Insurance : 20,000 won per month will be provided (limited coverage).

-Special funding for scholars who are proficient in the Korean language (TOPIK Level 5 or 6): 100,000 won per month (commencing from the degree program)

o NOTES

- NIIED does not compensate fees for the domestic travel both in the grantee’s country and Korea.

- Airfare for entry into Korea will not be provided to a scholar that has been staying in Korea for his

or her study, work, etc. as of the date of announcement of successful candidates

- NIIED does not compensate fees for insurance for traveling to and from Korea.

- The medical fee is to be reimbursed through the insurance company to the scholar after s/he pays

first. However, the expense for dental clinic or chronic disease will not be covered.

- Any scholar who gives up his/her study during the scholarship period will not receive airfare and

allowance for repatriation.

- Any scholar that quits the program within 3 months after s/he entering Korea, should refund all

scholarship fees (The airfare of arriving Korea, settlement allowance, monthly stipend, Korean

language training expenses, etc.).

9. Selection Procedure Details

o The guideline, application form, and university information will be available at the website of GKS (www.gks.go.kr), Korean Embassies, and designated domestic universities.

o For applicants (including Korean adoptees) who apply for KGSP via Korean Embassies

- (1^st Selection) Korean Embassies make its own selection schedule and plan based on the criteria

provided by NIIED, and accept the applications. They select 1.5 times as many candidates as their

quota from the pool of applicants and recommend them to NIIED.

* Applicants from China and the Czech Republic should submit their applications to the Ministry of

Education (or equivalent institution) in their respective country of origin, in accordance with the

mutual agreements between Korea and those countries.

* Only Korean adoptees who have foreign citizenship can apply for this program via a Korean

Embassy if their countries of origin are allotted the adoptee quota. They are selected through a

separate procedure; general applicants cannot be accepted through this application category.

- (2^nd Selection) NIIED Selection Committee selects as many successful candidates as each

embassy quota amongst the pool of candidates recommended by the Embassies.

- (3^rd Selection) NIIED submits the documents of successful candidates to their 3 universities of

indicated preference, and requests admission examination of the candidates into their master’s or

doctoral programs. The universities have to notify the result of examination to the candidates and

NIIED by the designated date. The candidates who gain admission from more than one university

will have to make a final selection, and notify their respective local Korean Embassy and NIIED by

the designated date. Only the candidates who gain admission within the 3^rd Selection period can

be accepted as official KGSP scholars.

o For applicants who apply for KGSP via designated domestic universities

- (1^st Selection) Each designated university will draft its own selection schedule and plan based on

the criteria provided by NIIED, and accepts the applications. Each designated university will select

up to 15 candidates from all of the quota-assigned countries and recommend them to NIIED. They

cannot recommend more than 3 candidates from a single country, with the exceptions of Brazil,

Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, and Turkey.

- (2^nd Selection) NIIED Selection Committee selects as many successful candidates as each

country’s quota from all of the candidates recommended by the universities. The candidates who

are selected in the NIIED Selection Committee will be accepted to the university which

recommended them, and will be finally accepted as official KGSP scholars upon a successful

comprehensive medical examination.